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Another problem is that in Britain "organic" means franchised by by The Soil Association, they own the rights to the word, and to be able to use it you have to pay an annual fee to them which is another economic burden.

Finally I have a slight moral problem with adopting a system that leads to less food being produced in a hungry world.

That is/was my own situation, but I know a few farmers who have converted and make it work - because they are enthusiasts. The bottom line is they need a premium price for their produce. They sell to niche markets like resturants, heath food outlets and direct to consumers - more work - but they have to get 70% to 100% above wholesale to make it viable, because costs are high and production is low.

I would be interested in your opinion too

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Well, it's a very open question, but here goes

As a consumer I'm not convinced organic produce is any better or healthier.

As a citizen of the world, sustainability is a concept we can't ignore. But we do need to feed the world as well.

As a grazier, I did once research it fairly closely - as a buisness proposition. I already had an extensive system and conversion would not have been too painful or costly. Put simply I couldn't get the sums to add up. Production would have been down by at least a third, and the market for organic store lambs (that is, lambs sold on to lowland organic farms for fattening) was non existent, as by definition most organic farms are self sustaining and balanced and only have resources to fatten their own lambs.

I also had a concern about animal welfare - antibiotics, wormers and vaccines are there to keep stock healthy and the most effective modern drugs should be used as and when needed. Continued below

Out of everyone on the forum, I'm especially interested in what you think about organic farming since you "farm" sheep (I know that it's not called "farming," but I don't know the proper word for it ). If you'd like, I'd be really interested to read your point of view on the subject.

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